MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University baseball team is back in action — and back at the Metrodome — on Tuesday, as the Cardinals square off against Luther in a nonconference doubleheader. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-5 Overall)
vs. Luther Norse (5-7 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a two-out, infield single from Andy Edholm (Hudson, Wis.) in the bottom of the 14th inning, as SMU outlasted UW-Oshkosh 1-0 at the Metrodome Sunday. … Luther, meanwhile, closed out its spring trip to Tucson, Ariz., with a pair of losses to UW-Superior, falling 19-2 and 7-3.

SMU vs. Luther — Their Last Meeting:
April 5, 2010: With pinch-runner Joe O'Neill on second with nobody out, John Swenson executed a perfect bunt down the third base line. Luther third baseman Ryan Bahnemann charged the bunt, but his throw — which would not have gotten the speedy Swenson — was off the mark, allowing O'Neill to score the game-winning run in SMU's 6-5 Game 2 victory. It was the Norse who took advantage of a seventh-inning error to win the opener, as Luther scored four seventh-inning runs — three following a two-out Cardinal error — en route to a 6-1 victory at Max Molock Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as SMU hosts Bethel in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Max Molock Field. … Luther, meanwhile, opens Iowa Conference play this weekend, traveling to Simpson for a 6 p.m., nine-inning game on Friday and a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday in Indianola, Iowa.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule | 2012 Media Guide
The Cardinals' 1-0, 14-inning victory over UW-Oshkosh Sunday was their longest game since beating Christian Brothers University 6-5 in 14 innings on March 30, 1999. … The 1-0 win over the Titans was also SMU's first shutout victory since blanking Mayville State 1-0 to open the 2010 season. … SMU has now played two extra-inning games this season, having also dispatched of Lewis & Clark 14-13 in 10 innings on March 10. … The Cardinals enter Tuesday's DH against Luther having won three of their last four games and five of their last seven. … SMU has split its last four doubleheaders. … Through 13 games, the Cardinals have not won — or lost — more than two games in a row. … Paul LaNasa (Mahtomedi, Minn.) recorded the first four-hit game of his collegiate career, going 4-for-5 against UW-Oshkosh Sunday. … Jon Schlemmer (De Pere, Wis.) and Mike Feriancek (River Falls, Wis.) each chipped in two hits against the Titans. … Pat Krieger (Mendota Heights, Minn.) is hitting a team-leading .500 and is one of nine SMU players hitting .300 or better. … Danny Geraghty (Chicago, Ill.) extended his season- and career-best hitting streak to 10 straight with a 1-for-4 performance against UW-Oshkosh Sunday. … Kevin Gannon (Roselle, Ill.) leads the team in at-bats (51), runs (11), hits (19), doubles (7), RBIs (14) and total bases (31). … Schlemmer boasts a team-leading .686 slugging percentage and has collected six extra-base hits — including a team-best four triples — among his 14 hits this season. … Gannon and Zach Wolfe (Wabasha, Minn.) have accounted for SMU's two home runs this season. Gannon hit his first collegiate home run in Game 1 against Lewis & Clark on March 10, while Wolfe's first collegiate round-tripper came against Simpson on March 8. … Gannon has recorded a team-best six multiple-hit games — including three three-hit performances — while also boasting a team-leading three-multiple-RBI games. … Teddy VanRanst (St. Paul, Minn.) and Justin Kronebusch (Altura, Minn.) each tossed six innings of shutout ball against UW-Oshkosh Sunday. VanRanst started, scattering seven hits, while Kronebusch allowed just four hits and struck out four in his six innings of work.. … Tyler Krysiak (Bloomington, Minn.) — the team's saves leader with three — picked up his first collegiate pitching win vs. the Titans, going the final two innings. He struck out three and surrendered just two hits. … Kronebusch has now thrown a team-best 20.1 innings, while VanRanst is right behind at 20.0 IP. … Kronebusch also leads the team with 15 strikeouts. … Van Ranst and Sam Nord (Mendota Heights, Minn.) lead the team in victories with two each. … The Cardinals boast three pitchers with ERAs below 3.00 — Krysiak (1.29), Van Ranst (2.25) and Nord (2.57). … As a staff, the Cardinals' pitchers have compiled a 4.37 ERA during their first 13 games. … Five of the Cardinals' eight victories this season have come from pitchers recording their first collegiate pitching wins — Nord,  Krysiak, Pat Regan (Mound, Minn.), Jake Merkle (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and Will DeBruin (Neenah, Wis.). … Krysiak collected his first collegiate save in SMU's season-opening win over Northern State on March 4, then followed that up with saves against Benedictine University at Springfield on March 5 and Simpson on March 8. … Krysiak's three saves are three shy of the single-season saves record, held by Eric Van Brocklin. … Four of the Cardinals' five losses have been by one run. SMU is 6-1 in games decided by more than one run. … SMU has scored 28 of its 85 runs after the sixth inning. … The Cardinals are 4-1 when scoring the game's first run — and 3-0 when scoring in the first inning. … The Cardinals are 8-0 when outhitting their opponents. … As a team, Cardinals have plated 85 runs in 12 games this season — including a season-high 14 in a 14-13, 10-inning victory over Lewis & Clark on March 10. … SMU's 14 runs in that 10-inning win over Lewis & Clark was the Cardinals' highest offensive output since plating 14 in a 14-1 win over Finlandia on April 8, 2011. … With their 9-2, 5-2 victories over NCAA Division II Northern State on March 4, the Cardinals opened the season with a sweep for the first time since taking two from Valley City State to kick off the 2005 season.

Luther Norse News and Notes:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
The Norse enter Tuesday's DH vs. Saint Mary's having gone 5-5 in their 10-game trip to Tucson, Ariz. … Luther's 19-2 Game 1 loss to UW-Superior on March 23 snapped the Norse's season-high three-game winning streak. … Saint Mary's is the fourth Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent for the Norse, who dropped back-to-back games to Concordia (L, 5-3; L, 8-1), split with Carleton (W, 4-3; L, 13-7), and outslugged Hamline (W, 16-14). …  Andrew Nelson enters Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals hitting a team-best .450. He is one of eight Luther regulars hitting above .300. … Ryan Bahnemann (.316) leads the team in at-bats (38), while Matt Larson (.412) is the team-leader in runs (11) and hits (14). … Chris Reynolds has amassed nine extra-base hits — six doubles and three triples — among his 13 hits this season. Reynolds, who has driven in a team-best 10 runs, boasts a .568 slugging percentage. … Reynolds, a three-time all-league selection and a 2011 first team all-region pick, led all IIAC players a year ago with a .394 batting average and team-highs in hits (65), doubles (14), runs scored (43), home runs (2) and stolen bases (17). … The Norse have not hit a home run in their first 12 games this season. … Augie Lindmark — a First-Team All-IIAC and Third Team ABCA All-Region selection in 2011 — has been the workhorse of the Luther pitching staff, logging a team-best 20.0 innings, while compiling a 2-1 record and a 3.60 ERA. He has thrown the team's only complete game and has struck out 10, while walking just four. … Alec Knop is the team's ERA leader with a 2.70 mark in three appearances. … Luther is 3-1 when scoring first and just 2-6 when its opponent plates the game's first run. … Luther has scored just one run in the first inning through 12 games, while surrendering 18 first-inning runs.